Man robbed and beaten on walk home from McDonald's

PEORIA — A 58-year-old walking home from McDonald’s late Wednesday night in central Peoria was jumped by a group of men, according to a Peoria police report.

The victim was walking home from a late night meal at the McDonald’s on North Knoxville Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday when a teenage male asked him for a cigarette in the 100 block of East Thrush Avenue. The victim turned his back on the teenager and continued walking, according to the report.

After a few steps, the victim was attacked by approximately eight men, who knocked him to the ground and began punching and kicking him on the ground. The victim told police he was also struck by a garbage can, according to the report. One of the men reached into his front pants pocket and removed $60 in cash before the group scattered.

The victim was treated for head swelling, lacerations to his eye and head and rib pain at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and released Thursday morning, according to the report. Police are still investigating the incident.